Asunción Premier Padel P2 2026: the final weeks of Navarro/Guerrero and Di Nenno/Momo before the split
From May 3 to 10, Asunción hosts the first P2 of the South American stretch. Navarro/Guerrero and Di Nenno/Momo González will compete in the same draw for one of the last times before the Navarro/Di Nenno partnership debuts at the Italy Major on June 1.
The Premier Padel circuit arrives in Paraguay. From May 3 to 10, 2026, Asunción hosts a tournament with two storylines that extend well beyond results: Navarro/Guerrero and Di Nenno/Momo González will compete in the same draw knowing that both partnerships are approaching their end. The confirmed return of the Fernando Navarro and Martín Di Nenno pairing — set to debut at the Italy Major on June 1 — gives this P2 a narrative weight that few events carry mid-season.
Tournament essentials
- Event: Asunción Premier Padel P2 2026
- Dates: May 3–10, 2026
- Category: P2
- Venue: Asunción, Paraguay
28-pair draw: the format change
The Asunción P2 is the first tournament of the season to use a 28-pair men’s draw, down from the traditional 32. The format change, introduced by Premier Padel, is designed to raise the competitive floor of the main draw and reduce low-intensity matches in the early rounds.
The practical effect is that pairs which typically accessed the main draw through qualifying rounds will find the entry margin tighter. For established pairs in the upper ranking tiers, the inverse applies: fewer opening-round mismatches and a more compact bracket from the start.
The subtext: the final weeks of Navarro/Guerrero and Di Nenno/Momo
This is the story that surrounds the tournament before it begins.
Fernando Navarro and Pablo Guerrero and Martín Di Nenno and Momo González will arrive in Asunción with a confirmed expiry date. The announcement of the Navarro/Di Nenno partnership — which will make its debut at the Italy Major on June 1 — means both current pairs are playing out their final weeks together.
What makes the Asunción P2 particularly notable is that Navarro/Guerrero and Di Nenno/Momo González will face the same draw simultaneously. The Buenos Aires P1 (May 11–17) will likely be the last tournament for each pair before the final split. Asunción is the penultimate one.
The situation creates an unusual dynamic: two pairs competing in the same event, knowing that within weeks their paths will converge under different configurations. Guerrero and Momo González will also need to find new partners from June onward.
Top pairs: Coello/Tapia, Galán/Chingotto, Lebrón/Augsburger
The Asunción draw includes the three pairs that headlined the close of Brussels P2 last week.
Coello and Tapia arrive at the South American stretch off a runner-up finish in Brussels, where they fell in the final against Lebrón/Augsburger. The result keeps pressure on the world number one pair in the Race, where Galán/Chingotto retain the advantage accumulated since Newgiza.
Galán and Chingotto have been posting consistent deep runs. They reached the Brussels P2 semifinals — where they lost to Lebrón/Augsburger — and remain the Race 2026 reference point. In Asunción, they will look to push back into the final rounds.
Lebrón and Augsburger are the Brussels P2 champions. The pair, competing in their first full season together, claimed their first title of the year after eliminating Galán/Chingotto in the semifinals and Coello/Tapia in the final. They arrive in Asunción as the most confident pair on the circuit at this moment.
Context: what comes next in May
The Asunción P2 opens a high-stakes final stretch of May. The sequence is as follows:
- Asunción P2: May 3–10
- Buenos Aires P1: May 11–17
- Italy Major: June 1 (Navarro/Di Nenno debut)
The South American arc — Asunción followed immediately by Buenos Aires — concentrates two back-to-back events in the region before the circuit returns to Europe. For the pairs reorganizing ahead of the Italy Major, these are the last opportunities to accumulate Race points under their current configurations.
The Buenos Aires P1 carries its own weight: it is the higher-category event of the two, and the likely final stage for Navarro/Guerrero and Di Nenno/Momo González before the partnerships officially dissolve.
Padelium will follow all rounds of the Asunción Premier Padel P2 2026, with results and updated Race context throughout the week.